Bust supporter



Aug. 11,1925.

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Aug. 11, 1925.

W. KOPS BUST SUPPORTER Filed Oct. 8, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w T N E v m Patented Aug. ll, l9 25.

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WALDEMAR xors, or mw Yuma, N. Y., ASSIGNOR 'ro xors 3110s. me, or new YORK, N. Y., A coaromrrou or NEW YORK.

Bus'r SUPPORTER.

Application filed October 8, 1924,. Serial No. 742,307.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVALDEMAR Kors, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Bust Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

Heretofore, and in the recent past, in the construction of some forms. of bust supporters it has been customary to'make the garment in such a manner as to cause the same to tend to flatten the busts of the wearer in order to produce the so-call'ed straight front effect. There is a tendency'now, however, to give the figure a natural contour,'and in order to effect this the busts must assumetheir normally natural positions. The object of my invention, therefore, is the provision of a bust supporter for accomplishing this purpose, and in carrying out the invention the bust supporter made inaccordance with my invention comprises front or bust supporter members extending substantially from one to the other axillar' line of the body and provided with means for securing the bust supporter in position, and also withmeans for simultaneously exerting both an upwardly directed tension and a diagonally and upwardly directed tension in the front or bust members of the garment, as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

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Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the use of the bust supporter made in accordance with my present invention, and

Fig. 2 is a plan of. the outer side of the garment showing the same in a substantially flattened position.

Referring to the drawing, itwill be. seen that in carrying out the invention the bust supporter preferably comprises two bust supporter members. As indicated, these bust supporter members are made in sections, although, as will be understood, the number of the sections employed may vary depending upon conditions,'and in some instances each bust supporter member may be made of a single piece of material for example without departing from the invention. The number andshape of the sections' of the bust supporter members is'obviously determined by the size of' I the garment and the bust measurements of the wearer. As illustrated, the right bust supporter member is composed of sections 10 and 11 connected along a suitable lineof stitching indicated at 12. The lower edge of this bust supporter member tapers upwardly to the upper edge thereof as indicated at 13. The left hand bust supporter member is constructed in a similar manner and comprises sections 14 and 15 connected along a line of stitching 1G, and the lower edge of this bust supporter member tapers upwardly as indicated at 17. The forward end of the right hand bust supporter member is indicated at 18 and is connected to the upper edge of the left hand bust supporter member at the upper edge thereof in a position which is in an approximately central point, that is in a line passing longitudinally in a position substantially coincident with the longitudinal center of the breast of the wearer. Similarly the forward end of the left hand bust supporter member terminates at 19 which is connected to the upper edge of the right hand bust supporter member in a position which is substantially in the central longitudinal line of this bust supporter member. The forward portions of the bust supporter members are, therefore, made to overlap and the upper edges of these overlapping portions of the bust supporter members are connected to each other along a line-of stitching indicated at 20. The bust supporter members are otherwise unconnectd o each other.

The bust supporter members as hereinbefore described are adapted to extend from one axillar line of the bod to the other. At its rearward edge the rig t hand bust supporter member is completed by a back member 21 to which at the extremity thereof an elastic or other strap 22 provided with a hook or stud member 23 is suitably secured. A shoulder stra 24 is connected at one end to the upper, go of the back member 21 adjacent the extremity thereof and at its other end this shoulder strap 24 is connected to the upper edge of the garment at 19.

Similarly in the other or left hand side of the garment the bust supporter member is completed by a. back member 25 which at its extremity is fitted with a. strap 26 of elastic or other similar material and providedwith a series of eyelets 27, any one of which may be engaged by the hook 23 to adjustablv secure the garment in position -on the body. In this side of the garment there is a shoulder strap 28 connected at one end to the upper edge of the back member as indicated at 18.

'As will be understood the bust supporter members are constructed to conform to the busts of the wearer and in the use thereof the tension exerted b the shoulder strap 24 will impart a directy upward tension in the right hand bust supporter member and a diagonally upward tension in the left hand' bust supporter member, and similarly the shoulder strap 28 Will exert a directly upward tension in the left hand bust supporter member and a diagonally upwardtension in the right hand bust supporter member by which the busts will be supported in their normally natural position. The tension thus applied has the tendency to hold the busts in their normally natural positions.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a garment of the class described, bust supporter members, each bust supporter member extending respectively from the axillar portions of the garment to the central portion of the oppositely disposed bust supporter member, the said members being connected along their upper edges between their forward extremities, and devices attached respectively to the upper front edge of one member and the forward extremity of the other member, whereby simultaneously a directly upward tension is applied to the member centrally connected to the said devices, and a diagonally upward tension is applied through the member connected at its extremity to the said devices.

2. In a garment of the class described, bust supporter members, each bust supporter member extending from the axillar to the upper central portion of the opposite bust supporter member of the garment, the lower edge of the said members tapering upwardly to their forward extremities, between which the upper edges of the garment are secured to one another, and devlces attached respectively at substantially the same point to the upper front central portion of one bust till till

supporter member, and the extremit of the other bust supporter member, where y a directly upward tension is applied through the first aforesaid bust supporter member,

and a diagonally upward tension is applied through the second aforesaid bust supporter member. 7

Signed by me this 2nd day of Oct, 1924. I WALDEMAR KOPS. 

